Facilities Technician

Mars•Gainesville, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Technician has ownership and is responsible for the effectiveness of facilities equipment and execution of facilities maintenance plans. Helps develop facilities preventive maintenance plans and procedures. Offers professional customer service on assigned projects concerning construction, development, installation and repair of facilities equipment. Performs maintenance plans and follows procedures to ensure efficiency of planned work. The facilities organization owns every aspect of the facility including the property, the building, parking lots and utilities. The Gainesville plant is one of the largest plants in all of Mars, encompassing 500,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space to provide the world's best chewing gum.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Facility Maintenance or operations/maintenance combination role
2 Year associates degree in HVAC, Stationary Engineer
Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs
Frequent lifting/carrying pushing (10-50 lbs) and pushing/pulling (50-300 lbs)
Frequent bending, stooping, twisting, handling and gripping
Ability to work at elevated heights, climb stairs, leaning over equipment and work in confined spaces
Ability to stand and/or work on feet for extended periods (minimum eight hours in one shift).
Ability to read, write and speak English

Nice To Haves

5+ years of Industrial Manufacturing Experiences
Experience in a manufacturing environment with food products or consumer products
Experience with air compressors, HVAC, chillers or boilers
Wastewater certification, Class III
CFC/EPA Certification

Responsibilities

Ownership of Facilities assigned equipment.
Effectively execute work orders for facilities and site improvements.
Help build technical skills (including AM and PM) of other facilities team members
Communicate issues across shifts with details.
Partner with the other members of the facilities team to improve, centerline and optimize facilities owned equipment (HVAC, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, etc.)
Participation on Facilities equipment TPM teams.
Works with the Facilities Maintenance Leader and team to ensure that all Departmental metrics are achieved.
Drives maintenance plans accuracy.
Operations of BMS data systems and utility monitoring.
Participation in capital projects related to facilities improvements.
Partners with maintenance lead to reapply ideas.
Recommends sustainability improvements for facilities equipment efficiency improvements and follows through as appropriate on projects to execute the improvements.